A scientist and an engineer spilling the tea on the things we love in science and tech
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At Nerdtacular 2026, a scientist and an engineer meet in-person, do a “Science vs. Tech” panel, and decide they want to be BFFs and do a show together.
Join us the first Monday of each month, as we spill the tea on what we find interesting in science and tech. We welcome all listeners to be weird and nerdy with us.
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Niki is the science half of Technical Tea as a Professor of Biology at a University who researches brain damage. In her free time, Niki enjoys Roller Derby, Birdwatching, and immersing herself into swamps until she assimilates with the bog.
Huyen brings the tech to Technical Tea as a Software Engineer at a Big Tech Company. Her favorite past times include swinging heavy kettlebells and learning Japanese so that she can shout out her moves while battling anime monsters.
In our Halloween episode, a French zombie and a Vampire Witch experience Leech Mania talking about Hirudo Medicinalis, spring-loaded lancets, and fancy leech jars.
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Why do we name birds, beetles, telescopes, and principles after people? The good, the bad, the weird. Is there Death of the Author for Eponyms? Why infinitely optimizing (and going 5mph over the speed limit) may not work. Why, we would love to stop adding exclamation points to our emails!
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We are going to mess around with our streaming settings, choose color combos, prep for next month's episode and chat with our live listeners. Stop in for a cup of tea!
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What is CV Dazzle and will it empower Niki to roller derby vs. a hundred duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck? Would Huyen prefer Vibranium Breasts over Super Speed and would either be the ideal superpower with which to build a dream Omni-tool Cyberdeck?
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Where Technical Tea started: the DTNS Live Panel, “Science vs. Tech,” at Nerdtacular 2026! On the panel were Bobby Frankenberger and Dr. Niki, representing Science, and Tom Merritt (our Executive Barista) and Huyen, representing Tech.
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Here is Technical Tea's first trailer on Acast where we imagine a break after a hard day at the STEM Factory.
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For DTNS Experiment Week 2026, DTNS Co-host, Huyen Tue Dao, and DTNS Science Correspondent, Dr. Nicole Ackermans, come together to talk science and tech, which becomes the pilot episode of Technical Tea.
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